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The Oldest Poo In Japan
Fossilized poo suggests that the marine ecosystem in northeastern Japan had recovered from the Paleozoic-Mesozoic extinction by the Early Triassic.
Beyond LEDs: Brighter & More Efficient
Japanese scientists have used carbon nanotubes to develop a new light source that is hundred times more energy-efficient than LEDs.
Hiroshi Hamada Wins 2014 Keio Medical Science Prize
Two neuroscientists have been awarded this year's Keio Medical Science Prize: Professors Hiroshi Hamada and Karl Deisseroth.
Joi Ito: Cyber Security Is Like An Immune System
Cyber security is like an immune system: you don’t get stronger by completely shielding yourself from any germs, says Mr. Joichi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab.
Diverse Patterns Controlled By A Single Gene
Variations in a single gene, apt-like, can lead up to 15 different patterns of coloration in caterpillars.
7 Must-Read Stories In September 2014
Japan features heavily in September's top stories, with the first iPS transplant, an unexpected dengue outbreak and prize winning immunologists. But watch out for India too!
The Unexamined Diversity Of The Coral Triangle
Previously unstudied museum collections have prompted a re-evaluation of the biodiversity of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Bosonic Super-WIMPs Ruled Out As Dark Matter Candidate
Using one ton of liquid xenon, scientists have performed highly sensitive experiments which rule out bosonic super-WIMPs as the stuff of dark matter.
High Accuracy Qubits Pave The Way For Quantum Computers
Two research teams have independently developed quantum bits that are more than 99 percent accurate.
